Josef Oliak
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka (1970)
A joint edit of the first three silent films about Švejk: The Good Soldier Švejk (1926, directed by Karel Lamač), Švejk at the...

Morality Above All Else (1937)
Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family...

Lucerna (1925)
A Czechoslovakian comedy directed by Carl Lamac and starring himself Theodor Pistek & Anny Ondra.

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932)
The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears...

Hrdina jedné noci (1935)
Country tailor Florian Svíčička neglects his work because of his interest in medieval history. When preparing an amateur performance at...

Eaten Out of House and Home (1933)
The gullible buyer Žemla Martin (Francis Smolik) finally opened his dream shop. After a while, you get a lot of friends. Especially the former...

The Fake Sweetheart (1926)
The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner ( Herr Karel Hasler ), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry.

Battalion (1927)
Skid-row epic about a lawyer's decline.

Distant Journey (1949)
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is...

Švejk On The Front (1926)
Lieutenant Lukáš was transferred to the marching battalion in České Budějovice together with Švejko. On the way,...

Teď zas my (1939)
The factory owner Hložek is in a constant dispute with his son Jiří. Jiří wants to modernize the factory, but his father is afraid...

Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy (1935)
The story of a janitor's daughter who married into a "better man". Obedient to her mother and eager to "rise up" herself, Nanynka did everything she...

Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara (1938)
The family of Prague burgher and master interior decorator Václav Kondelík lives happily in their house on Ječná Street. The...

The Good Soldier Švejk (1926)
The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination,...

The Incendiary's Daughter (1941)
The fiddler Valenta has troubled his wife with his drinking and disorderly life. His daughter Rozárka and her younger sisters go to their...

Poor girl (1930)
The illegitimate child, Marie Růžová, grows up in the family of the Bořický miller. Childhood and youth spend with the son of...

The Hordubals (1938)
Juraj Hordubal returns from America after eight years, where he has earned enough money to improve his farm. However, his daughter Hafia does not...

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová (1926)
The film depicts the adventures of Kacenka (Zdena Kavková) and Vincek (Vlasta Burian), two innocent country bumpkins who live in a Czech small...

The Good Soldier Schweik (1930)
Joint montage of the first three silent films about Švejk: Good Soldier Švejk (1926, director: Karel Lamač), Švejk on the Front...

Men on the Offsides (1931)
The owner of the ready-to-wear store, Mr. Richard Naceradec from Zizkov, is an enthusiastic fan of S.K. Slavia and despite his wife's opposition, he...

The Sins of Love (1929)
The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is suspected of attacking another actor who admires...

Such Is Life (1930)
A story about domestic life in a typical working-class environment. Life and trials and how little situations have big consequences.

Your Money or Your Life (1932)
A czech film that focuses on an unfaithful husband who married in to money, as well as an impoverished man who is turns to theft.

The Inspector-General (1933)
Vlasta Burian appears in a town of Czarist Russia impersonating an Inspector General, and he is entertained lavishly by the local political-hacks and...

Důvod k rozvodu (1937)
The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a...

Matka Kráčmerka (1934)
The Kráčmer couple work diligently in the vegetable garden. They are saving for a dowry for their only daughter, Betynce, who is in a serious...

Duchacek Will Fix It (1938)
Mr. Ducháček runs the law firm of JUDr. Faukner in a peculiar but completely devoted manner, which manages the financial affairs of the...

Lucerna (1938)
A young princess arrives at her estate. She is bored by the welcoming ceremony and is quite happy to hear about the rebellious miller who refused to...

Průlom (1946)
A small Czech town in the 1860s. The townspeople once made a fortune from the proceeds of gold mines that are now flooded. However, they do not want...

Capek's Tales (1947)
Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.

The Emperor and the Golem (1952)
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers...

May Fairy Tale (1940)
Ríša, a student of law, neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks. His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of...

Poznej svého muže (1940)
You can see for yourself that finding the right one is not easy in this Czech comedy film. The gullible daughter of a bankrupt landowner would never...

Rukavička (1941)
A lost lady's glove that connects several human destinies. The focus here is not on the lost part of the wardrobe, but on piano virtuoso Arne Brant,...

From the Bohemian Mills (1941)
You will meet the family of the miller Kaliba, who is proud not only of his mill, but also of the family tradition, according to which the milling...

Josef Kajetán Tyl (1926)
A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.

Before Graduation (1932)
The story of high school students, talented Jan and Karel, who has a problem with math. Their life affects pedantic professor of mathematics Klec,...

Děvčátko z venkova (1937)
Orphaned Zdeňka Štěpánová helps her foster parents in Moravia at an inn. One day she learns that she is to be taken in by the...

Hlídač č. 47 (1937)
A young village shopkeeper, Ferda Zuska, wants to jump in front of a train because his girlfriend has married someone else. At the last moment, he is...

The World Belongs to Us (1937)
One of the few European films of the 30s to criticize the Nazis, even if they couldn't be directly named due to censorship: Gangsters with gray hats...

Madla zpívá Evropě (1940)
Folk song collector Dr. Šerk arrives in the remote village of Lesov. He is enchanted by the singing of sixteen-year-old Madla Satranová...

Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)
Marta Dekasová works as a governess in a garrison town. The beautiful girl is the center of attention of many men, but she only desires...

The Girl in Blue (1940)
A painting of a girl from another time comes to life for it's buyer in this costume comedy.

Městečko na dlani (1942)
Tragicomic events in the idyllic town of Rukapán reveal both the prejudices of the local residents and their solidarity. The chronicle of the...

Bláhový sen (1943)
Hairdresser Žofka Stárková desires fame perhaps more than other girls. The petty plans of her fiancé František do not...

Prstýnek (1945)
A young and beautiful princess and her senile husband arrive at a castle near the village. The healthy air is supposed to help them with their busy...

The Avalanche (1946)
An ambitious and selfish lawyer confesses to the murder of his first wife. Some of the scenes were filmed in the last weeks of the war.

Sign of the Anchor (1947)
The mysterious story of a young girl Pavla, who mysteriously disappeared from her mother five years ago, takes place in the dark corners of the...

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy (1952)
Four short stories by the greatest Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek. "Soup for Poor Children" tells the story of how Prince Robert himself cooked...